A dog hunts? This sort does (9)

I believe the answer is:

staghound

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'a dog hunts? this sort does' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'a dog hunts? this sort' is the wordplay.
'this sort' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'dog'+'hunts'='adoghunts'
'adoghunts' anagrammed gives 'STAGHOUND'.

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I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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